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The long de-fueled reactor vessel was removed just last year.[1] Sent to Texas as a final resting place. The containment dome was still in place then. The next
by Animats 2y ago
The long de-fueled reactor vessel was removed just last year.[1] Sent to Texas as a final resting place. The containment dome was still in place then. The next step is to restore the Vallecitos complex to "conditions suitable for productive reuse for other commercial or industrial purposes."[2]
So that's the aftermath of the first commercial small nuclear power reactor.
[1] https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vallecitos-reactor-removal-complete https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vallecitos-react...
[2] https://www.northstar.com/northstar-closes-ge-hitachi-vallecitos-nuclear-center-decommissioning-deal/ https://www.northstar.com/northstar-closes-ge-hitachi-vallec...